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Hannibal Mejbri (Arabic: حنبعل المجبري; born 21 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Tunisia national team.

Hannibal Mejbri

Mejbri with Manchester United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Hannibal Mejbri[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Birmingham City (on loan from Manchester United)
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2017	Paris FC
2017–2018	Boulogne-Billancourt
2018–2019	Monaco
2019–2021	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester United	3	(0)
2022–	→ Birmingham City (loan)	15	(0)
National team‡
2018–2019	France U16	12	(1)
2019	France U17	3	(2)
2021–	Tunisia	18	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Tunisia FIFA Arab Cup Runner-up 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 11 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Mejbri joined the Manchester United youth system in 2019 from AS Monaco. He had previously spent time at the Clairefontaine academy. He made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game in May 2021.

Born in France to Tunisian parents, Mejbri represented his native country at under-16 and under-17 levels. He made his senior international debut for Tunisia in 2021.

Early life

Mejbri was born in Ivry-sur-Seine (suburban Paris), France,[3] and joined Paris FC in 2009.[4] In 2016, it was reported that he was being scouted by several English clubs, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, and spent time on trial with the latter.[5] He also spent time studying at the prestigious INF Clairefontaine academy.[6] His elder brother, Abderrahmen Mejbri, is the current sporting coach working in Pho Hien FC, a Vietnamese youth development club that Hannibal once visited and trained with.[7]

Club career

Early career

Despite the interest from English clubs, Mejbri had a short spell with Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt, before joining AS Monaco in 2018 for a fee of €1 million.[6] Although initially impressed by Monaco's youth development,[6] Mejbri became disillusioned by the Monégasque club within a year of signing, with his parents claiming that the Ligue 1 side had breached contract agreements.[8] In 2019, he was being tracked by clubs across Europe, including the German, French and Spanish champions, Bayern Munich,[8] Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona respectively.[9][10]

Manchester United

On 11 August 2019, Premier League side Manchester United announced on their website that they had reached an agreement with Monaco to sign Mejbri, with the youngster reportedly rejecting moves to other English clubs.[11] The fee paid by the Manchester club was believed to be around €5 million, possibly rising to €10 million in add-ons.[8][12]

Mejbri settled quickly into Manchester United's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad despite still being 17.[13][14] Mejbri made his debut playing for the Manchester United U21 side against Salford City in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy on 9 September 2020.[15] He signed a new contract with United in March 2021.[16] On 20 May 2021, he won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.[17]

Mejbri made his senior debut for United in a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the Premier League season on 23 May 2021; he came on to replace Juan Mata in the 82nd minute.[18]

Birmingham City (loan)

On 29 August 2022, Mejbri joined Championship club Birmingham City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[19]

International career

France

Mejbri made 12 appearances for France at under-16 level and three appearances at under-17 level.[4]

Tunisia

Eligible to represent Tunisia through his parents,[8][20] with his father, Lotfi, reportedly having played in Tunisia,[12] Mejbri was called up to the Tunisia national team for the first time in May 2021, committing his international future to the nation of his parents' birth.[21] He debuted in a 1–0 friendly win over DR Congo on 5 June 2021.[22]

Hannibal made his 2021 FIFA Arab Cup debut, where he started in all five of Tunisia's games as they progressed to the final. Hannibal put in two man-of-the-match performances against United Arab Emirates and Egypt in the group stage and semi-finals respectively.[23] Hannibal started in the final against Algeria on 18 December 2021, eventually losing 2–0 to Algeria to end as runners-up.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United U21	2020–21[25]	—	—		—		—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	1	4	1
	2021–22[26]	—	—		—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		5	1	5	1
Manchester United	2020–21[25]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22[26]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Birmingham City (loan)	2022–23[27]	Championship	15	0	0	0	—		—		—		15	0
Career total			18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	23	1

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2021	9	0
	2022	9	0
Total		18	0

Honours

Tunisia

• Kirin Cup: 2022
• FIFA Arab Cup runner-up: 2021[24]

Individual

• Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year: 2020–21[29]
• African Revelation of the Year (Africa d'Or): 2021[30]

References

External links

• Hannibal Mejbri at Soccerway
• Hannibal Mejbri at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri (* 21. Januar 2003 in Ivry-sur-Seine, Frankreich) ist ein französisch-tunesischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht aktuell bei Manchester United unter Vertrag und ist an Birmingham City ausgeliehen.

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- [en] Hannibal Mejbri

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[es] Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri (Ivry-sur-Seine, Isla de Francia, Francia, 23 de enero de 2003) es un futbolista tunecino. Juega como centrocampista y su equipo es el Birmingham City F. C. de la EFL Championship de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri (arabe : حنبعل المجبري) né le 21 janvier 2003 à Ivry-sur-Seine, est un footballeur international tunisien qui évolue en tant que milieu de terrain à Birmingham City, en prêt de Manchester United.

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[it] Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri (in arabo: حنبعل المجبري‎; Ivry-sur-Seine, 21 gennaio 2003) è un calciatore tunisino con cittadinanza francese, centrocampista del Birmingham City, in prestito dal Manchester Utd, e della nazionale tunisina.

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[ru] Межбри, Ханнибал

Ханниба́л Межбри́[1] (араб. حنبعل المجبري‎; родился 21 января 2003, Иври-сюр-Сен) — французский и тунисский футболист, полузащитник английского клуба «Манчестер Юнайтед» и национальной сборной Туниса, выступающий на правах аренды за «Бирмингем Сити».

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